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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say is devoted to Utz?
(a) Marta.
(b) Mara.
(c) Louis.
(d) Orlik.

2. What is the title of the book Marta gave Utz to read on the train?
(a) Vanity Fair.
(b) The Magic Mountain.
(c) The Trial.
(d) The Merchant of Venic.

3. What does Utz say people once believed silver turned into?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Gold.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Babies.

4. What used to be used as currency in Africa and Asia?
(a) Perspex.
(b) Iron pieces.
(c) Porcelain.
(d) Cowrie beads.

5. What does Utz say the search for gold was the search for?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Utz say he had his feet on both sides of the iron curtain?

2. What is the figure of Pulchinella being fed by a young boy?

3. What does Utz think his food lacks?

4. What language does Utz mumble loud enough for the blonde woman to hear?

5. What did Augustus the Strong's granddaughter found?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Utz react when the narrator asks to see his bathroom?

2. Describe the porcelain figure Dr. Franfurter sells Utz.

3. What did Utz fantacize would happen on his trip?

4. Why did Marco Polo call Cowrie beads porcelain shells?

5. What does Utz remember about Marta?

6. Why does the woman on the train disgust Utz?

7. What does Utz conclude about luxury?

8. Why is Augustus the Strong one of Utz's heros?

9. Why did the makers call the white porcelain porcelain?

10. What does Utz like about the soprano he sees at a show?

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